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Issue 5 (September/October 2017)

Corporeal reform and responsibility

The prison medical service and the treatment of Thomas Ashe. By Ciara Breathnach On 7 September 1917, Gregory Ashe wrote the following letter to his son Thomas following his recent incarceration for sedition. Dear Thomas, I received your letter am sorry that you are under lock and key again however be cheerful Keep a stout … Read more

Categories Features, Issue 5 (September/October 2017), Volume 25

The Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902

The Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902 By Lar Joye Between 1890 and 1914, the Irish soldier in the British Army wore a brown uniform and carried the new Lee Enfield rifle, which could fire eleven shots without reloading. His skills were put to the test during the Second Anglo-Boer War, when the British Army fought its … Read more

Categories 18th–19th - Century History, Artefacts, Decade of Centenaries, Issue 5 (September/October 2017), Volume 25

Delia Larkin and the game of ‘House’

An activity that could be used to embarrass her brother at a very critical time in the fortunes of the labour movement in Ireland. By Gerry Watts In his revealing article ‘Delia Larkin: “More harm to the Big Fellow than any of the employers”?’, James Curry identifies a substantial rift between Delia Larkin and her … Read more

Categories 20th Century Social Perspectives, Features, Issue 5 (September/October 2017), Volume 25

‘More a Volunteer than a member of Cumann na mBan’

The story of Mary O’Dwyer. By Oisín Ó Síocháin Mary O’Dwyer was born Mary Breen, and married Ned O’Dwyer. She was born in Dualla, South Tipperary, in 1902, and was one of six children. She lived in a small, two-roomed house which still survives, though it is unoccupied. She became politically active in 1918 when … Read more

Categories Decade of Centenaries, Features, Issue 5 (September/October 2017), Volume 25

St Catherine’s Church

Fenagh, Co. Leitrim By Julie Marshall St Catherine’s Church, Fenagh, was erected in 1787 with the help of a gift of £360 from the Board of First Fruits, a body established in 1711 to construct and improve churches and glebe houses throughout Ireland; from 1777 supplemental grants from the Irish parliament fostered a nationwide programme … Read more

Categories 18th-19th Century Social Perspectives, Gems of Architecture, Issue 5 (September/October 2017), Volume 25
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